UOE Development Logs 2024

2024 Development Logs

Happy 13th Anniversary UO Evolution!

Thank you for all the support of this project! We have a lot of exciting things coming in 2024. It makes me very proud to hit the 13-year milestone as a top custom UO Shard!

Publish 112 - January 2024

Update 497

1/5/24

• Recipe Craft System Updated: A few tweaks and added some additional features to Hades Ingredients
• Recipe Craft System Updated: Altered drop ratios
• Recipe Craft System Updated: Redesigned the combine deed new ingredient functionality
• Packages Updated: Cleaned up some noticed issues
• Recipe Craft System Updated: Added ingredient test mechanics

Update 498

1/12/24

• Fel Skill Cap Command Added: Just use [FelSkillCap to find the current cap
• Recipe Craft System Updated: Combine Deed tweaks
• Ultima Nucleus Updated: Continuing the clean-up.
• Custom Dungeon Chests Updated: Making it easier for these to be added

Update 499

1/19/24

• Recipe Craft System Updated: Ingredient generation tweaks
• Ultima Nucleus Updated: Mobile augmentation standardization, new concept for altered mobs
• Entropy Champ Update: Adding spawn tweaks
• Entropy Champ Updated: Added mobile changes when spawning.

Update 500 - Armageddon

1/27/24

• IDOC Prep Update: Quite a few little error handling pieces put in place to prevent issues.
• Updated Architect and Real Estate Shop
• Updated the Mining Shop in Minoc
• Added Marketplace Discount Coupons
• Added Scribe Shop and engraving tools
• Added Lumberjack Suit to the Wood Shop
• Updated Unity Quest and Info on the Wiki
• Added new items for the Auction and 13th Anniversary

Publish 113 - February 2024

Update 501

2/2/24

• Updated the wiki
• Added daily "dungeon-runs"
• Updated Market Pricing
• Updated the mining shop
• Added Super Bowl content
• Set up Valentine's Quests

Update 502

2/9/24

• Added new Augment Vendors in the display room
• Updated Valentine Quests
• Consumables were updated

Update 503

2/16/24

• Updated the Butcher Shop
• Added Butcher Shop Quest and reward stone
• Contract Dealers locations updated

Update 504

2/23/24

• Updated the server specs
• Updated the server from 8 core to 16 cores
• Updated the memory to 49152 MB
• Uncompiled the .exe to remove malware
• Removed offending code
• Added new firewall
• Changed passwords
• Uncompiled Server Core

Update 505 - NEW CORE

2/26/24

• Updated .NET 4 to .NET 8
• Uploaded New uncorrupted Core

Removed:

• MyRunUO
• Remote Admin
• OrbServer
• UO Architect
• HTML Stat Rendering
• Staff History (HTML Rendering)
• Chat logs
• Bible System
• Lowered save times from 66s to 29s

Updated:

• Updated Timer system
• Removed bad timers
• Display errors
• Spawner errors, fixed over 100+ bad spawns
• Updated 3934 results of DateTime error (.net framework issue)

Publish 114 - March 2024

Update 506

3/3/24

• Purchased a NEW Dedicated server
• World save times are now under 20 seconds
• Display issues were corrected
• Hundreds of timers were fixed

Update 507

3/5/24

• Forced to upgrade Xen on the server

Update 508

3/6/24

• Installed Windows Server 2022
• Installed Visual Studio Code
• Installed .NET 8 SDK
• Installed Git
• Github Backup
• Xen Configuration
• Security Updates
• Tested Back-up Server

Update 509

3/8/24

• Reduced save times down to under 14 seconds!
• New dedicated server operational

Update 509 - Server Move

3/10/24

• New Dedicated Server Operational
• Moved core and all scripts to the new server
• Event timers updated

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Update 510

3/15/24

• Updated Archiving Backups MUO

Update 511

3/30/24

• Updated server software to prevent DDOS attacks
• Firewall update

Publish 115 - April 2024

Update 512

4/5/24

• Reduced save times down to under 9.3 seconds!
• Rebuilt the save method and auto save RAR
• Corrected several visual issues with new graphics
• Updated .NET 8 framework
• New Champ System (start)

Publish 116 - May 2024

Update 513

5/3/24

• New Champ Spawn controllers added
• New Champ Spawn ready for testing
• New Champ Graphics
• Fixed blocked port from ddos attacks, removed filters
• Updating Universal Storage Keys
• Cleaned up spelling errors
• Cleaned up bad code, removed all amateur code, unfinished code
• Cleaned up old premium spawners
• Removed error catching in a dozen locations
• Reduced memory usage by 325MB
• Server was using 13.6GB of ram, reduced to 3.5GB of ram
• Reduced core load time from over 20 minutes to 139 seconds
• Reduced Storage requirements
• Added Archiving Save System, tested, working
• Server.Archiving.AutoArchive.Rollup code added
• Reduced the item count to 9777234 items
• Tracer software tool added
• Firewall was tested against a real attack, zero loss of data

Firewall - (D)DoS attack against your service May 02 2024 08:28:54 PM PT
Attack: a specific type of TCP ACK flood/24
Filter duration: about 60 minutes

Update 514

5/6/24

• Updated old and broken code
• Removed unfinished code and cleaned up syntax
• Added a new "Slasher of Veils" Champion spawn (testing)
• Created the base and info for the new Stygian Abyss champion system
• Finished up the save code and backup systems

Update 515

5/13/24

• Updated powerskulls code, removed unused skills
• Removed old, unused code
• Updated "Slasher of Veils" Champion spawn
• Powerskull code updated (now drop as loot)

Update 516

5/23/24

• Removed old, unused code
• 11823 files changed, 46267 insertions(+), 46352 deletions(-)
• Save times are now down to 7.42 seconds!
• Finally closed an infinite loop in writing data to the disk
• New save system now working and updated

Update 517

5/25/24

• Updated "Slasher of Veils" Champion spawn to be easier
• Removed old, unused code
• Saves are now down to 6.60 secs
• Yew Archery Suit added to the Yew bowyer shop

Update 518

5/28/24

• Updated the consumable code
• Fixed the "no draw" tiles
• Fixed the serialization issue
• Removed duplicate serials
• Fixed the hue errors
• Updated .NET 8

Publish 117 - June 2024

Update 519

6/2/24

• Updated sections of code to MUO
• Fixed pack/chest max item counts
• Removed 2004 orphaned accounts

Update 520

6/3/24

• Solved the disconnection problem
• Fixed the disconnection issues

Update 521

6/18/24

• Updated Hue and Dupe functions
• Updated the Slasher of Veils Champion Spawn

Publish 118 - July 2024

Update 522

7/15/24

• Save times are now down to 5.91 secs!

Publish 119 - August 2024

Update 523

8/1/24

• 14 new Power Scroll Quests added
• Vendor Clean-up

Publish 120 - September 2024

Update 524

9/1/24

• Updated Pirate Quests
• Updated the Pirate Champ Spawn
• Updated Pirate Month Spawners

Update 525

9/8/24

• Fixed serialization issue
• Fixed deletion during deserialization
• Fixed MedusaClaw
• Fixed display cache
• Fixed more item leaks
• Removed BufferReader

Update 526

9/14/24

The updated dungeon section of the Wiki now contains maps, screenshots and secret info:

• 320 images
• 2116 screenshots
• 56 folders
• 129 photoshop project files

Update 527

9/16/24

• Pirate Week Content added
• Pirate Stealables added
• NEW Guild leadership change
• Haunted Hallows content added

Publish 121 - October 2024

Update 528

10/1/24

• The exploited gold pan NPC's have been removed
• Three-Fingered Jack’s Gold pan Storage Key is now a Gold Panning Reward
• There is now a PVP discord channel
• Halloween Deco updated
• New Halloween Stealable added
• Halloween Quests are live!

Update 529

10/4/24

• Fixed backpack issue
• Added organics vendor in the sewer
• Bioengineering book can be earned by collecting Organics
• Bioengineering Key - Earn in the Britain Sewer by collecting Organics
• Secret Samhain Vendor Added

Publish 122 - November 2024

Update 530

11/1/24

• Updated the November Quests
• Made some changes to the Dark Father Drop. It is now a quest with a guaranteed reward for doing the work! https://uoevo.com/wiki/Dark_Father_Quest

Update 531

11/10/24

• Added the Blackrock Dungeon
• Added the Blackrock Quest
• Added the Humility Cloak/quest
• Updated the Gravedigger Quest
• Added the Shadowlord Bosses

Update 532

11/19/24

• Added a new questline to the "Witch's Apprentice" quest
• The witch's Apprentice quest has been updated, more reward options

If you get the "Magical Moonfire Brew" take it into the Stygian Abyss dungeon to the 3 Stygian Witch's lair and use it to buy a special "witch doctor's carving knife" used to carve a player's dead body to create a head trophy of your victim

• Updated Turkeygeddon Event
• You can now go to the jewelry shop in Britain and trade 10 regular diamonds for 1 simple blood diamond
• The blood dungeon has been respawned with more monsters with blood diamonds, also faster timers

Publish 122 - November 2024

Update 533

12/10/24

• Updated the server to .NET 9 Framework!
• Added Christmas Quests to the shard again